Skip to content
BTW Berkshires Logo
  • About
    • The Writers
    • The Website
    • Newsletter
    • Contact
  • Stories
  • Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Dance
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Film
    • Writing
  • Food
    • Food to go
    • Food Stories
    • Restaurants
    • Markets
    • Farms
  • Outdoors
    • Hikes
    • Gardens
    • Natural History
  • Berkshires
    • Winter holidays
    • Historic Places
    • People
    • Mohican
    • Towns
    • Local Shops
    • Seeding Stories
  • Members
    • My Bookmarks
    • Experiences for members
    • Stories for members
    • My Membership
  • Events
The Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble from the School at Jacob’s Pillow will perform on the outdoor stage. Press photo courtesy of Jacob's Pillow

Category:
newsletter

Jacob's Pillow

By the Way Berkshires sends out a weekly newsletter on Wednesday nights / Thursday mornings with a roundup of stories and events.

Birch trees stand close together on the shore of Lake Paran in North Bennington.
Photo by Kate Abbott
newsletter

We made these memories for ourselves — #berkshireweekend

January 5, 2023
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

What can we imagine for 2023? … Looking ahead, I’m hoping for a rise in returning energy. 2022 has held quiet moments of intense beauty.

Read article
Mountain Meadow gleams in the sun after an early snowfall.
newsletter

Happy New Year! — #berkshireweekend

January 5, 2023
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

I’m southeast of the Berkshires this week with my family for the holidays — we’re taking a walk to the pond to look for the beaver lodges or sitting by the fireplace …

Read article
A holiday bulb glows in evergreen branches as part of LumiNAMA in North Adams.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Winter holidays

Joyful holidays from all across the Berkshires — #berkshireweekend

December 22, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

We were talking about music and finding beauty even when it isn’t easy, and translations and the layers of meaning you only hear when you know the original words … and I thought, gifts can come in many forms.

Read article
Cyclamen bloom in the greenhouse at Naumkeag in Winterlights.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Winter holidays

Winterlights glow on full-moon nights — #berkshireweekend

December 8, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

Coming up the hill, you can see the house gleaming in the distance and the birches shining like candy canes all along the Blue Stairs. Naumkeag is decked out again in Winterlights.

Read article
Moss grows on a fallen log in the Ice Glen in Stockbridge.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Hikes

Fresh bread on rainy mornings – #berkshireweekend

November 17, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

Ice Glen feels like its own world. You walk through a gap in the rock, and the land changes — steps and caves, boulders covered with moss and fern.

Read article
EJ Hill's Brake Run Helix brings a rideable roller coaster to Mass MoCA.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Visual Arts

Riding a brand new roller coaster — #berkshireweekend

November 11, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

The sun is setting early outside the long mill windows at Mass MoCA, and the ridges turn the color of E.J. Hill’s roller coaster tracks.

Read article
Maples turn golden along the Hoosic River in Williamstown.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Community

Hot coffee and the swish of leaves — #Berkshireweekend

November 2, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

Where the Hoosic River and the Green River meet, the late maples are gold and sifting down along the bank. You can walk through them ankle deep and stir up the mild sweet mushroom scent.

Read article
A Berkshire family paints pumpkins at a Halloween event at the Mount.
Photo by Susan Geller
Halloween

Time turns in the season of ghosts and pumpkins — #Berkshireweekend

October 27, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

The world is turning bare in the sunlight. A few days ago the temperature fell below freezing, and the hillsides changed shape overnight. Time is turning …

Read article
Maples turn orange and gold along the Chestnut Trail in Williamstown.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Outdoors

Where to catch falling leaves in the sun — #Berkshireweekend

October 20, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

My nephew asks me why I don’t live in California. He’s three years old, and he means he’d like to see me, and I’d like to see him too. But how can I explain to someone on the West Coast why I live here?

Read article
Pumpkins hang in trees like lanterns at the Naumkeag Pumpkin Walk.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Community

Magical mystery tours are waiting to take you away (#berkshireweekend)

October 13, 2022
Add Bookmark Remove Bookmark

A luna moth made out of firelight is glimmering in the leaves. Jack o-lanterns hang like lanterns, carved with petals and wings …

Read article

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Bookmarks require login

LOG IN

Bookmarks let someone who is logged in to the website save events from the calendar, to remember their favorites and create their own itineraries. You have to log in for the website to know who you are and remember your bookmarks. Login accounts are available to people who join BTW Berkshires.

Account does not have bookmarking

Your current account does not have bookmarking privileges. If you feel this is an oversight, please contact Kate Abbott.
Explore the Berkshires
From back roads to backstage
Kate Abbott
KateAbbott@btwberkshires.com
What's coming up
BTW will send out a weekly roundup of events in the region.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

You will get an email to confirm your subscription — if you don't see it, please check your tabs and spam folder.

© 2023 By the Way Berkshires ™
Log In | Site Map